Today, August 12, we head out on the bus trip to NYC. It is a cloudy overcast day which suits us just fine considering how hot the city can be when the full sun is out. Our first stop is in Battery Park, lower Manhattan, to board a ferry for the State of Liberty and Ellis Island. We took lots of photos and thankfully you have to make reservations to actually climb into the Statute some months in advance so that was out for us (yeah!)…we had an opportunity to drive by the World Trade Center which was abuzz with activity of new buildings. In Battery Park the original Sphere that resided on the property of the Towers now resides in the Park, surrounded by an eternal flame. It’s amazing that the Sphere survived with as little damage as it has. It was a moving sight. From there we headed to Fulton Street, South Street Seaport for a lunch break and to gaze upon the Brooklyn Bridge. Our next stop was the Empire State Building where we were whisked up 2 elevators on a priority basis (gotta love the wheelchair)…awesome sight but eerie if you have ever been there before and seen the Towers from there. My friend Kathy and I toured NYC exactly 1 month to the day before 9-11 and we both marveled at the sight of the Towers then. Our final stop was Times Square where were wheeled Shirley up and down the Square. It was neat to do that and because it was cloudy the lights (they are on 24/7) could be seen very nicely. She really enjoyed that. Of course the tour guide pointed out tons of other sights.
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